Delivery Technician

Apria Healthcare • Hampton, VA

3d • $20 - $21 • Onsite

About The Position

The Delivery Technician delivers durable medical equipment to Apria patients in their homes. The role includes handling deliveries and pickups of medications, supplies, and basic equipment; providing basic equipment-use instructions within state licensure limitations; completing delivery and vehicle paperwork; maintaining patient supply profiles; and performing routine vehicle and equipment maintenance. The technician responds to emergency delivery calls during regular business hours and on an on-call basis, and reports specified safety or welfare concerns observed in patients’ homes to a supervisor.

The position involves frequent driving, handling and transporting equipment, and interacting with patients. Physical requirements include regularly sitting, standing, walking, kneeling, reaching, stooping, lifting and carrying items weighing 10–100 pounds, and pushing or pulling equipment weighing 20–60 pounds. The employee must maintain a valid driver’s license appropriate for the vehicle operated.

Requirements

• Education or experience equivalent to a high school diploma.
• At least one year of related experience.
• Must be at least 21 years old at the time of hire.
• At least three years of driving history.
• Successful completion of Apria Healthcare’s Driver Training Program.
• Meet job-related requirements to comply with D.O.T., F.D.A., and accrediting-body standards.
• English reading, writing, and verbal skills.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license specific to the vehicle operated.
• Meet the physical demands of the role, including lifting and carrying objects weighing 10–100 pounds and pushing or pulling objects weighing 20–60 pounds.
• Demonstrate the vision abilities required for safe work, including close, distance, and night or low-light vision and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Pull, pack, deliver, and pick up medications, supplies, and basic equipment.
• Provide patients with basic instructions on respiratory therapy equipment, durable medical equipment, oxygen equipment, and other approved equipment or services, subject to state licensure limitations.
• Load and unload durable medical and infusion equipment onto delivery vehicles.
• Respond to emergency delivery calls during regular business hours and on an on-call basis.
• Complete and distribute required paperwork, including daily delivery logs, pickup and delivery forms, and vehicle maintenance logs.
• Maintain the supply component of patient profiles.
• Notify a supervisor of physical abuse, unsafe home conditions affecting ordered care, or animals causing unsanitary conditions discovered in a patient’s home.
• Clean equipment and assist with equipment repairs as needed.
• Perform routine vehicle maintenance, including checking gasoline, oil and other fluids, tire pressure, and brakes; report malfunctions to a supervisor.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision care coverage
• Paid time off plan
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Accident insurance
• Teammate Assistance Program
• Paid parental leave
• Domestic partner benefits
• Mental, physical, and financial well-being programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED